A shake-up of employment practices could be on the way for the Virgin Islands following government engagement with the International Labour Organisation. The Geneva-based ILO revealed this month that it …
September 29, 2025
May 8, 2025
EDITORIAL: $7.25 per hour is not enough
We are disappointed that Premier Natalio “Sowande” Wheatley has decided to sidestep the advice of his own Minimum Wage Advisory Committee and increase the baseline hourly wage only to $7.25 …
January 6, 2025
Premier blames wage-boost delay on cost-of-living concerns
Premier Natalio “Sowande” Wheatley has acknowledged that low-paid workers were let down by the government’s sudden decision to delay a minimum-wage increase just before Christmas, but he said the planned …
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December 18, 2024
EDITORIAL: Raise the minimum wage already
Government’s recent decision to suddenly postpone the long-planned minimum-wage increase was not acceptable. The $2.50-per-hour increase to $8.50 per hour, approved by the House of Assembly earlier this year, was …
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June 10, 2024
Premier won’t say if he could live on $6 an hour
Premier Dr. Natalio “Sowande” Wheatley has sidestepped the question of whether he could live on $6 an hour as a review of that minimum wage is set to go before …
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May 13, 2024
Minimum wage report submitted to government
Low-paid workers in the Virgin Islands came a step closer to a possible minimum wage increase as a special report on the matter was submitted to the government for consideration. …
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